WoRMS name details
Diastodon Bowdich, 1825
296501 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:296501)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
- Species Diastodon scrofa (Valenciennes, 1839) accepted as Bodianus scrofa (Valenciennes, 1839)
- Species Diastodon speciosus Bowdich, 1825 accepted as Bodianus speciosus (Bowdich, 1825)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Bowdich, S. L. (1825). Fishes of Madeira. <em>In: T. E. Bowdich. Excursions in Madeira and Porto Santo during the autumn of 1823, while on his third voyage to Africa. London. i-xii + 1-278, 11 pls. + 10 pls.</em> Pp. 121-125 and 233-238. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Diastodon Bowdich, 1825. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=296501 on 2026-01-01
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Bowdich, S. L. (1825). Fishes of Madeira. <em>In: T. E. Bowdich. Excursions in Madeira and Porto Santo during the autumn of 1823, while on his third voyage to Africa. London. i-xii + 1-278, 11 pls. + 10 pls.</em> Pp. 121-125 and 233-238. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
